Parties to ICC Rules in Singapore waive right to appeal

Singapore’s High Court has issued a landmark decision in a dispute between German car manufacturer...

Singapore’s High Court has issued a landmark decision in a dispute between German car manufacturer Daimler and a local investment company, with implications for rights of recourse against arbitral awards in the city-state.

Handing down his decision in Daimler v Front Row Investment Holdings on 31 July, Justice Woo Bih Li explained the core dilemma presented by the dispute was whether parties to international arbitration seated in Singapore outside the courts – in this case under the auspices of the ICC’s Rules of Arbitration – have the right, under Singaporean law, to appeal against the arbitral award.

Clarifying in his decision that it was the “first time” the High Court had issued guidance on this issue, Woo J ultimately “made a declaration that the parties had excluded the right to appeal.”

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